Politifact.com: Stories mentioning John Wisniewskihttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/john-wisniewski/Stories or blog posts about John Wisniewski from Politifact.comen-usTue, 04 Dec 2012 07:30:00 -0500Wisniewski, Buono claims checked on Truth-O-Meterhttp://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/article/2012/dec/04/john-wisniewski-barbara-buono-claims-checked-weeke/Politics and poverty dominated the Truth-O-Meter this weekend as PolitiFact New Jersey examined claims about a former president&rsquo;s approval ratings prior to an election and a state senator&rsquo;s statement about the poor. In case you missed it, the Truth-O-Meter handed down a Mostly False ruling on Sunday to Assemblyman John Wisniewski, for his claim about approval ratings for President George H. W. Bush. On Monday, state Sen. Barbara Buono received a Mostly True ruling for her claim about the nation&rsquo;s poverty level. Wisniewski claim The assemblyman, also the state&rsquo;s Democratic Party chairman, cited a high approval rating for Bush in ... <a href="/new-jersey/article/2012/dec/04/john-wisniewski-barbara-buono-claims-checked-weeke/">>>More</a>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:30:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/article/2012/dec/04/john-wisniewski-barbara-buono-claims-checked-weeke/Truth-O-Meter hands out False, True rulings on weekend claimshttp://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/article/2012/apr/24/truth-o-meter-hands-out-false-true-rulings-weekend/The Truth-O-Meter landed on opposite ends of the dial in weekend claims about New Jersey geography, tolls and taxes. In case you missed it, former state Sen. Raymond Bateman received a False on Sunday for claiming parts of southern New Jersey once fell below the Mason-Dixon Line, while Assemblyman John Wisniewski on Monday received a True for claiming that some New Jerseyans pay more in tolls commuting to New York than they do in state income taxes. Bateman claim Bateman, a Republican, made his claim about Cape May, Cumberland, Salem and parts of Atlantic counties in an April 9 opinion ... <a href="/new-jersey/article/2012/apr/24/truth-o-meter-hands-out-false-true-rulings-weekend/">>>More</a>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:30:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/article/2012/apr/24/truth-o-meter-hands-out-false-true-rulings-weekend/Recession may be over, but what about jobs?http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/article/2011/nov/29/recession-may-be-over-what-about-jobs/Recession or not, the issue of jobs isn&rsquo;t about to die down soon among officials and activists. In case you missed it, our weekend Truth-O-Meter rulings were all about jobs, from the number of unemployed black Americans increasing during President Barack Obama&rsquo;s tenure &ndash; a Half True -- to New Jersey&rsquo;s Democratic Party chairman claiming no new jobs are being created in the Garden State &ndash; a False. New Jersey Tea Party ruling The New Jersey Tea Party on Sept. 2 retweeted a statement by a conservative blogger that since Obama&rsquo;s been in office, a net additional 540,000 black Americans ... <a href="/new-jersey/article/2011/nov/29/recession-may-be-over-what-about-jobs/">>>More</a>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:30:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/article/2011/nov/29/recession-may-be-over-what-about-jobs/Democratic Party Chairman Rejects 'False' Rulinghttp://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/article/2011/nov/16/democratic-party-chairman-rejects-false-ruling/On the night of Nov. 8, Democratic Assemblyman John Wisniewski was surely in a celebratory mood. His party had just retained control of the state Legislature against the advances of Republicans led by Gov. Chris Christie. But less than two days later, Wisniewski was not pleased with what he saw in The Star-Ledger: a PolitiFact New Jersey story giving him a False for claiming Christie is to remain the only governor from either party since World War II whose party did not win control of at least one legislative body during his or her tenure. The chairman of the state ... <a href="/new-jersey/article/2011/nov/16/democratic-party-chairman-rejects-false-ruling/">>>More</a>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:30:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/article/2011/nov/16/democratic-party-chairman-rejects-false-ruling/